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ucrdem

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124. Nice research.

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Thu May 2, 2013, 10:41 PM

May 2013

I'm going to put this link in my journal so I can find it easily.

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Massive DU History Fail.....the CONGRESS passed "Loyalty Day' in 1958. [View all] msanthrope May 2013 OP

Well, now... Wait Wut May 2013 #1

We've got two threads hopping in GD now. They are high, civics-free humor. nt msanthrope May 2013 #3

Oh, you and your facts and your historical context. tanyev May 2013 #2

ROFL alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #4

. ProSense May 2013 #5

Ooh, that's good. *steals for later use* freshwest May 2013 #8

Stolen. nt msanthrope May 2013 #11

cool. graham4anything May 2013 #141

What's the controversy then? I missed all but the proclamation. Standard stuff. freshwest May 2013 #6

Ahem....The current President did what every other Democratic President did, and is being blamed for msanthrope May 2013 #9

Someone explained it to me. It's called ratfucking, invented by the Nixon operative, Segretti: freshwest May 2013 #31

Nice research. ucrdem May 2013 #124

I just found out we can also DUmail ourselves things to refer back to, if needed. freshwest May 2013 #129

Your journal is awesome to behold. ucrdem May 2013 #130

Thanks, look forward to seeing more of your posts. freshwest May 2013 #133

Thanks so much for this lesson in ancient history that refuses to die.... Hekate May 2013 #135

+1. Sowing fear and discouragement never helps progressive causes. Never. freshwest May 2013 #137

Our problem is the stake through the heart! That only works on vampires. Tyrs WolfDaemon May 2013 #146

LOL! or rather, Bwaa-ha-ha-ha! Hekate May 2013 #150

Excellent post, Freshwest LeftInTX May 2013 #154

I posted the news that Obama had signed the Loyalty Day proclamation dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #13

Should he have ignored the statute? nt msanthrope May 2013 #15

Ask the people in the thread......... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #16

Are you unaware that the wording in your OP is misleading, or do you just not care? redqueen May 2013 #19

I'm asking you. And will you correct your mistake in your title? It's a Civics Fail that msanthrope May 2013 #20

... crickets ... 11 Bravo May 2013 #56

if you bothered to look, you will see that I did indeed change the heading dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #68

Even without this clarification... ecstatic May 2013 #7

Glad I missed the outrage, then. But it's inevitable if it's PBO, I guess. freshwest May 2013 #12

I'm glad you missed it LeftInTX May 2013 #155

The DU version of 'Obama doesn't have ketchup on his burgers!' and 'His hair cut looks Muslim!' freshwest May 2013 #156

k&r....link.... spanone May 2013 #10

Question, G_j May 2013 #14

I think President Obama read it through a bullhorn, while standing on piles of money.....nt msanthrope May 2013 #25

Win. SOOO full of win. Number23 May 2013 #39

funny if you think snark is appropriate G_j May 2013 #60

No problem. Number23 May 2013 #65

Much obliged G_j May 2013 #117

I second that emotion....! MADem May 2013 #139

so that is the answer? G_j May 2013 #43

And there was a sulfurous cloud of smoke wreathed about him, as befits the anti-Christ Hekate May 2013 #72

yes.... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #67

thank you G_j May 2013 #71

Thank you, well said. Addison May 2013 #74

yes, and how calling may day another holiday is very much to quash May Day as May Day. robinlynne May 2013 #97

And perhaps feel slighted zeemike May 2013 #102

I haven't really been paying attention. Blue_In_AK May 2013 #140

They are upset there wasn't a proclamation for International Workers' Day OKNancy May 2013 #17

+1 redqueen May 2013 #21

Well, Democrats campaign a bit like Marxists leftstreet May 2013 #30

like I said, get one elected and you can rip that person too. OKNancy May 2013 #33

Maybe there's a reason half the eligible voters don't vote n/t leftstreet May 2013 #36

They're numbskulls? OKNancy May 2013 #38

They don't like the choices? n/t leftstreet May 2013 #41

+1000 truebluegreen May 2013 #90

Because the 80+ countries that *do* celebrate the labor movement on May 1 magellan May 2013 #51

if you will re-read my post, you will see OKNancy May 2013 #66

"It's ridiculous to think that an American Pres would issue a proclamation honoring workers day" magellan May 2013 #78

no, you are incorrect. OKNancy May 2013 #143

Only here magellan May 2013 #158

I don't get it, are you being sarcastic? eilen May 2013 #85

I get the confusion now. You have to know the history behind International Workers Day OKNancy May 2013 #142

Over 80 countries count it as a national holiday-- over an event that happened in Chicago... eilen May 2013 #149

K&R n/t Greybnk48 May 2013 #18

But the sputtering outrage about it is truly fucking hilarious... SidDithers May 2013 #22

You Better Believe It!!!! The "Losing of Shit" combined with a "Civics Fail" is high comedy. msanthrope May 2013 #23

Speaking of flags... ProSense May 2013 #32

"Donovan Slack" was the reporter's name. I couldn't make that up. nt msanthrope May 2013 #57

LOL! zappaman May 2013 #24

I'm gonna need an EMT, I'm laughing so hard....nt msanthrope May 2013 #26

!!! zappaman May 2013 #28

Good to know.. I Cha May 2013 #120

But ProSense May 2013 #27

Look, when Obama used the Presidential Time Machine to go back to 1958 and get this law passed, msanthrope May 2013 #29

Which he did on Mars after his teleportation trip! randome May 2013 #40

Wow, you are just wrong! It was in the 1980's. freshwest May 2013 #44

Wow. Obama looks like Lenny Kravitz in that pic...nt SidDithers May 2013 #47

He's actually one of the Pharoahs, in case you haven't heard. He's an immortal shapeshifter. freshwest May 2013 #55

"He would fix it if he really wanted to" CitizenPatriot May 2013 #59

You've encapsulated the FDLL crowd here, perfectly. nt msanthrope May 2013 #95

+10! (nt) reACTIONary May 2013 #104

Ah, I detect working brain cells. Thank you, that was refreshing. freshwest May 2013 #115

Yep. That's the template alright. Bobbie Jo May 2013 #125

The "propaganda" ain't the only thing weird and creepy in that thread... Number23 May 2013 #112

Sounds like Red Scare bullcrap. Union Scribe May 2013 #34

It is. It's garbage. Hissyspit May 2013 #80

Yeah, I'm glad he chose not to reiterate National Jim Crow Day... nt eilen May 2013 #86

I find this to be a racist post. Care to expand? nt msanthrope May 2013 #98

It's a really stupid post whatever was implied. Cha May 2013 #134

Nat'l Loyalty Day was originated in 1958, during the time of Jim Crow eilen May 2013 #148

What day was that? freshwest May 2013 #116

Indeed it is. Bluenorthwest May 2013 #93

" I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, bvar22 May 2013 #35

You forgot to billh58 May 2013 #58

"Workers Rights" are specified in the Constitution? bvar22 May 2013 #63

I did not say that billh58 May 2013 #73

Yes, pursuant to statute created in 1958. Frankly, I find the co-opting of Beltane by the Marxists msanthrope May 2013 #62

Are you keeping a list? Number23 May 2013 #37

I think Nixon wanted Labor day to be called "Law and Order" day. alfredo May 2013 #42

I just heard this in my head... msanthrope May 2013 #46

Lawnnorder was the right wing response to anti war protests. Doink Doink alfredo May 2013 #132

Yep. Could they be making themselves more transparent? treestar May 2013 #45

...and the wholesale fucking of the American worker has been going on since the 1800's Earth_First May 2013 #48

And maybe he could have talked about all kinds of stuff. THIS was the DevonRex May 2013 #54

And the White House wrote the Proclamation yesterday. rug May 2013 #49

Nah--I'm betting it was written sometime in April, was reviewed and edited by the DLC, msanthrope May 2013 #53

I think Joe McCarthy wrote the original draft. Fuddnik May 2013 #61

It has been comedy gold for sure n/t MadrasT May 2013 #50

So, I chose to avoid those other two threads for a while Sheepshank May 2013 #52

Well, to be fair Number23 May 2013 #75

I don't remember, but then I was busy studying for final exams back then at this time. Cleita May 2013 #64

Hey, the 2014 Midterms aren't going to suppress themselves. FSogol May 2013 #69

The Internet has made ratfucking accountable.....you gotta PRODUCE! nt msanthrope May 2013 #70

Statement by the President Upon Signing Resolution Designating May as Loyalty Day James48 May 2013 #76

Obama took over Eisenhower's body through the Jedi mind-meld after he used the Presidential Time msanthrope May 2013 #79

KnR. Total facepalm. Hekate May 2013 #77

People will not let facts stand in the way of bashing Obama krawhitham May 2013 #81

outrage about the new holiday "Loyalty Day" are a sort-of-annual DU tradition fishwax May 2013 #82

. ProSense May 2013 #83

It's like the rich 1% Whisp May 2013 #84

That cannot be true. It is Obama's fault. MineralMan May 2013 #87

Did you come on my thread to spread some more moose propaganda? msanthrope May 2013 #88

Bullwinkle Moose declares May 1 to be MineralMan May 2013 #91

I always figured you to be a Boris Badenov type. Now I know. nt msanthrope May 2013 #92

Well, Natasha MineralMan May 2013 #94

OK. Still a stupid idea, from the same decade and mindset truebluegreen May 2013 #89

Of course it came out of the McCarthy era list making oath taking time of knives in backs Bluenorthwest May 2013 #96

Our ancestors did that long before these silly political designations. nt msanthrope May 2013 #99

The Maypole holiday! MineralMan May 2013 #101

"Requested", not commanded, to wave the flag and speak platitudes. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #100

Damn Jimmy Carter, and every other Democratic President who answered that request from Congress!!! msanthrope May 2013 #103

Did they pledge loyalty to Mom..and apple pie? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #105

Obama is ebil! You should totally not vote for his third term. nt msanthrope May 2013 #106

No. He's just a politic-as-usual centrist playing to the crowd. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #108

No!!! He's EBIL!!!! nt msanthrope May 2013 #111

If you say so. But, I think he's just rather typical and very ordinary. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #114

this is the most ridiculous thread I have seen here in a long time.... chillfactor May 2013 #107

thanks for kicking this thread on the history of Cha May 2013 #123

Point of order.... Bobbie Jo May 2013 #126

The VFW's website on "Loyalty Day" James48 May 2013 #109

That word "heritage" bothers me a bit. Skip Intro May 2013 #110

5/1/15 is my father's birthday. The heck with any stupid "proclamations." WinkyDink May 2013 #113

What and miss a perfectly good chance(in their minds) to Cha May 2013 #118

I now proclaim everyday Obama Outrage Day on DU. JoePhilly May 2013 #119

Awesome... SidDithers May 2013 #121

Today's outrage threads have been hilarious. JoePhilly May 2013 #122

Gas prices are still down in my neighborhood! freshwest May 2013 #127

It's always Obama's fault... SidDithers May 2013 #128

Whenever it was passed, it's fucking lame. n/t whatchamacallit May 2013 #131

Yeah, a Republican, anti-Commie idea to counter May Day as International Workers Day Coyotl May 2013 #136

Politically, what would be the consequences of throwing out Loyalty Day OKNancy May 2013 #144

I dunno. The Republicans would have been unhappy with him? Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #153

Aren't you all high - falutin', with your knowledge and facts and all....! MADem May 2013 #138

I'm just now understanding that part of the problem is many here have no idea OKNancy May 2013 #145

Hell, that's asking way too much. MADem May 2013 #151

Article I , Section 8....I knows it. nt msanthrope May 2013 #147

Hee hee...! MADem May 2013 #152

The President is requested, not the President shall. His choice, not his duty. TheKentuckian May 2013 #157